OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 December 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMME. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: National Service Talk—Mr P. Butler, Wellington City Councillor and Secretary oi the General Labourers’ Federation. “National Savings.” 7.15: “Britain Speaks.” 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: "Black Record —Germany Past and Present,” a talk by Sir Robert Vansittart, Chief Diplomatic Advisor to the Foreign Office. 7.45: Melody Masters. 8.3: “Is Verse So Alarming?” by Charles Thomas, “First Steps.” 8.18: "The Nutcracker Suite.” 8.36: “I Pulled Out a Plum,’ by “Gramofan.” 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary by Vernon

Bartlett, M.P. 9.37: “Meek’s Antiques.” “Suspicion.” 9.25: War songs, old and new. 9.46: Two industrial bands. 10.0: “Rhythm on Record.” 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0 p.m.: Tunes for the tea table. 6.0: Musical menu. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: “Floriana.” 9.0: Sonata and chamber music hour. 10.0-10.25: Signal preparation for Air Force. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0 p.m.: Showmen of Syncopation. 7.35: People in pictures. 8.5: Musical digest. 8.33: Carson Robison and his Buckaroos. 8.45: His Lordship’s Memoirs. 9.12: Medliana. 9.32: “Thrills.” 9.45: Tattoo. 10.0: Close down.

IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.15: Sports talk by Gordon Hutter. 7.30: "Black Record —Germany Past and Present,” by Sir Robert Vansittart. 7.45: Poetry reading. 8.6: Marian Anderson (contralto) and the Philadelphia Orchestra. 8.20: Sir Thomas Beecham and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. 8.40: Studio recital by Meryl Pew (soprano). 8.51: London Philharmonic Orchestra. 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary, by Vernon Bartlett, M.P. 9.25: Alexandra Glazounov and Orchestra. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 7.0: Local news. 7.30: “Black Record—Germany Past and Present,” by Sir Robert Vansittart. 7.45: “Les Presages,” to the music of Tchaikovsky. 8.37: Studio recital by Mae Brodie (mezzo-soprano). 8.50: Studio recite! by Haagen Holenbergh (pianist). 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary by Vernon Bartlett, M.P. 9.25: From the studio, A. G. Thompson (baritone). 9.38: The Harry Horlick Orchestra and the Master Singers. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down.

4Ya, Dunedin. 790 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. G. 55: Weather and station notices. 7.0: Local news. 7.10: Recorded talk by Major F. H. Lampen: “Just Boots, Buttons and Badges.” 7.30: “Black Record—Germany Past and Present,” by Sir Robert Vanslttart. 7.45: “Dad and Dave from Snake Gully.’ 7.58: “Rhumba Rhythms and Tango Tunes.” 8.13: The Theatre Box, “A Spot of Nonsense.” 8.21: Variety. 8.43: “The Circle of Shiva.” 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary by Vernon Bartlett, M.P. 9.25: 8.8. C. Symphony Orchestra. 9.30: Reading by Professor T..D. Adams. 10.0: Dance music by Dick Colvin and his music. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. Empire Broadcasts. Items of interest in today’s programme arc: “N.Z. Newsletter,” at 7.30 p.m.; “News Commentary,” by Vernon Bartlett at 8.30 p.m.; “In My Opinion,” at 9.0 p.m.